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Thursday, 4th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Where Grieving Begins, with Patrick Magee (online)
Where Grieving Begins is the memoir of Patrick Magee, the man who planted the 1984 Brighton bomb – an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her cabinet. In an unflinching reckoning with the past, Magee recounts the influences and events of his life, reflecting on his motivations and the political context in which he acted; on armed struggle and the peace process. He chronicles the humbling and profound experience of meeting Jo Berry – whose father was one of five people killed in the Brighton Bombing – and the extraordinary work they have done together in the 20 years since. A chasm of misunderstanding endures around the Troubles and the history of British rule in Ireland. This memoir is an attempt to build a bridge to a common understanding. It is written in the belief that much is possible, even in the face of profound differences, when there is a genuine commitment to honesty, inclusion and dialogue. Patrick Magee was a committed member of the IRA for 27 years, fighting against British rule of Ireland under partition. He was responsible for planting the ‘Brighton Bomb’ in 1984. Since his release from prison after the Good Friday Agreement, he has worked towards building a common understanding of the past. He completed his PhD whilst in prison, and is the author of Gangsters or Guerrillas? Representations of Irish Republicans in Troubles Fiction (Beyond the Pale Publications, 2001). He remains a republican. Free, book your ticket via Eventbrite Buying link to follow shortly.
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Friday, 5th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Artists: Sylvia Pankhurst, with Katy Norris
The Modern Women Artists Series Tickets: £3 without the book, £10 with the book. Book tickets at Eventbrite. This event will be BSL interpreted. In partnership with Eiderdown Books |
Wednesday, 10th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Jamie Windust - In Their Shoes: navigating non-binary life (online)
Jamie is a multi-award-winning editor, writer, public speaker and model, specialising in discussing accessibility within the creative industries. They also regularly write for publications such as Gay Times, The Independent, Metro UK and others, discussing trans lived experiences and topical issues surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community. Their modelling and consultancy work allows them to delve deeper into the fashion industry, and analyse the ways in which it can become more trans diverse, and create a broader landscape of LGBTQIA+ people within this sector. This has involved working with brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, GUCCI, Ugg, Dove, LUSH, ASOS and many others. This is Jamie’s debut book, and at just 23 they are setting their sights high on ensuring that trans identities in this country, and across the world are listened to, cared for, and respected. About the book: “There is no one way to be non-binary, and that’s truthfully one of the best things about it. It’s an identity that is yours to shape.” Combining light-hearted anecdotes with their own hard-won wisdom, Jamie Windust explores everything from fashion, dating, relationships and family, through to mental health, work and future key debates. From trying on clothes in secret to iconic looks, first dates to polyamorous liaisons, passports to pronouns, Jamie shows you how to navigate the world and your evolving identity in every type of situation. Frank, funny, and brilliantly feisty, this must-read book is a call to arms for non-binary self-acceptance, self-appreciation and self-celebration. Free event – book your tickets via Eventbrite here. You can order the book from our webshop here. |
Friday, 12th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Artists: Laura Knight, with Alice Strickland
Alice Strickland is a curator for the National Trust in London and the South East. Her doctorate considered British women war artists of the Second World War and she has been awarded a Paul Mellon research grant for a publication on women war artists of the First World War. Her other publications include Learning from the Masters (2013) and Ethel Gabain, Evelyn Gibbs and Evelyn Dunbar: Three Approaches to Professional Art Practice in Interwar Britain (2008). The Modern Women Artists Series Tickets: £3 without the book, £10 with the book. Book tickets at Eventbrite. This event will be BSL interpreted. In partnership with Eiderdown Books |
Thursday, 18th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Artists: Marlow Moss, with Lucy Howarth
Lucy Howarth completed her PhD thesis on Marlow Moss in 2008 and, after a period in the Tate Research Department, co-curated the Moss display, which toured from Tate St Ives, to Leeds Art Gallery, the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings and Tate Britain (2013 – 15). Lucy was consultant curator for the 2017 Moss exhibition at Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich. She has taught in Fine Art and Art History departments at various universities, and currently runs a contemporary art project space in Margate. The Modern Women Artists Series Tickets: £3 without the book, £10 with the book. Book tickets at Eventbrite. This event will be BSL interpreted. In partnership with Eiderdown Books |
Wednesday, 24th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Disturbing the Body - book launch with Louise Kenward and Laura Elliott
We have joined with Boudicca Press and fellow radical bookshops Lighthouse in Edinburgh (see their event) and Housmans in London (see their event) to put on a three-part launch to celebrate the publication of this original and relevant book. Each bookshop wil focus on a different theme – we will be talking about feminism and disability with Louise Kenward and Laura Elliott. Louise Kenward is a writer, artist and psychologist. Louise left the NHS in 2013 and now runs and collaborates on freelance projects, often combining arts and health. She has an MA in Fine Art (2011) from London Metropolitan University and an MSc in Criminological Psychology (1997) from Birmingham University. She is currently writing her first book A Trail of Breadcrumbs. Laura Elliott is a twenty-something disabled writer and journalist. Her short fiction has been published by Strix Magazine, STORGY, and others, and she has an essay in Monstrous Regiment’s So Hormonal anthology. You can find her screaming into the void on Twitter at @TinyWriterLaura. Free, register via Eventbrite. The event will be live streamed on Zoom and the recording will be uploaded to our YouTube channel afterwards. |
Thursday, 25th March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Artists: Eileen Agar, with Laura Smith
Laura Smith is Curator of Whitechapel Gallery where, among other exhibitions, she has worked on the first UK survey show of duo Elmgreen & Dragset (2018), a touring retrospective of Italian, Brazil-based artist Anna Maria Maiolino (2019), and with Helen Crammock, winner of the 2017-19 Max Mara Art Prize for Women. Prior to joining the Whitechapel, Laura was Curator at Tate from 2012-18, where she was responsible for a series of international historic and contemporary projects, as well as group exhibitions including the touring exhibition Virginia Woolf: An Exhibition Inspired by her Writings (2018) and the Turner Prize (2016). The Modern Women Artists Series Tickets: £3 without the book, £10 with the book. Book tickets at Eventbrite. This event will be BSL interpreted. In partnership with Eiderdown Books |
Wednesday, 31st March 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Women Artists: Nina Hamnett, with Alicia Foster
Dr Alicia Foster is an art historian, curator and novelist. She curated the first ever museum show of Jessica Dismorr’s work, which opened in autumn 2019 at Pallant House Gallery: Radical Women: Jessica Dismorr and her Contemporaries, and wrote the accompanying exhibition catalogue (Lund Humphries 2019). Previous publications include the monograph Gwen John (Tate, third edition, 2015) and the first complete survey of women artists in Tate collections – Tate Women Artists (Tate, 2004). Her novel Warpaint was published by Penguin/Figtree in 2013 and tells the story of four women artists who were employed by the British government in 1942–3 , making official war art and black propaganda. She is a regular contributor to Art UK and is currently working on her second novel. The Modern Women Artists Series Tickets: £3 without the book, £10 with the book. Book tickets at Eventbrite. This event will be BSL interpreted. In partnership with Eiderdown Books |